Russia has introduced fuel‑sale restrictions across nearly two dozen regions, with major retail chains capping the amount of gasoline and diesel each customer can purchase. Tatneft stations have limited sales to 20 liters of gasoline and 40 liters of diesel per vehicle nationwide, while Rosneft and Lukoil have applied similar safeguards in Moscow, according to kyivpost.com. The same outlet reported that major gas‑station chains in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Republic of Tatarstan have begun rationing automotive fuel, and that Russia’s largest oil networks have implemented rationing protocols in primary economic hubs because of a domestic fuel deficit.

In Primorsky Krai, officials capped fuel sales for heavy trucks at 100 liters within city limits and 200 liters on highways; they said drivers were filling large amounts, driving off, draining tanks and returning for more, as reported by meduza. At least 15 Russian regions introduced restrictions on fuel sales on June 23, according to kyivindependent, and fuel sales are restricted across nearly two dozen regions, according to bluesky.

Moscow claimed that Western sanctions would leave Europe without fuel for years, bluesky reported. The same outlet noted that gasoline prices have surged in occupied Sevastopol. Additionally, Russia is considering additional fuel export restrictions, bluesky added.